Unless
Lagos is accorded its well-deserved special status in Nigeria as has been
advocated in recent times, it would be increasingly difficult for the state to
continue to play its role as the economic and socio-cultural epicentre of the
federation.
Olasupo
Shasore, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former Lagos State
attorney-general and commissioner for justice, stated this in an exclusive
interview with BusinessDay at the weekend.
Shasore,
who spoke extensively on his new book entitled ‘Possessed – A History of Law
and Justice in the Crown Colony of Lagos, 1861-1906’, said it was getting more
and more difficult for Lagos to sustain its crucial role in Nigeria because of
the rate of migration into the state occasioned by the abundance of opportunities
or the relative presence of opportunities, infrastructure and gainful
livelihood in the state.
“It
is a serious burden on the
